WTA Cincinnati 2018 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Kiki Bertens won the 2018 Cincinnati, defeating Simona Halep 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Cincinnati, United States, from August 13 to August 19, 2018.

Champion
Kiki Bertens
def. Simona Halep , 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2
Dates
Aug 13 — Aug 19
Location
Cincinnati, United States
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$2,573,549
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 19, 2018* F Kiki Bertens #17 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2 Simona Halep #1 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 18, 2018* SF Simona Halep #1 6-3 6-4 Aryna Sabalenka #34 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2018* SF Kiki Bertens #17 3-6 6-4 6-2 Petra Kvitova #6 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 18, 2018* QF Kiki Bertens #17 6-4 6-3 Elina Svitolina #7 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2018* QF Petra Kvitova #6 7-5 5-7 6-3 Elise Mertens #14 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2018* QF Simona Halep #1 6-4 6-1 Lesia Tsurenko #44 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2018* QF Aryna Sabalenka #34 6-3 6-4 Madison Keys #13 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Aug 17, 2018* R16 Petra Kvitova #6 6-4 6-2 Kristina Mladenovic #57 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2018* R16 Simona Halep #1 7-5 6-4 Ashleigh Barty #16 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2018* R16 Elina Svitolina #7 6-4 6-4 Amanda Anisimova #173 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2018* R16 Elise Mertens #14 7-6(8) 6-2 Sloane Stephens #3 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2018* R16 Lesia Tsurenko #44 7-6(5) 6-2 Ekaterina Makarova #49 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2018* R16 Aryna Sabalenka #34 6-4 3-6 7-5 Caroline Garcia #5 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2018* R16 Kiki Bertens #17 6-3 2-6 6-3 Anett Kontaveit #30 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2018* R16 Madison Keys #13 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Angelique Kerber #4 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Kiki Bertens #17 6-4 0-0 (ret.) Caroline Wozniacki #2 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Caroline Garcia #5 6-4 7-5 Victoria Azarenka #87 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Simona Halep #1 4-6 6-3 6-3 Ajla Tomljanovic #58 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Madison Keys #13 6-2 6-2 Camila Giorgi #40 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Sloane Stephens #3 6-3 6-2 Tatjana Maria #85 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Elina Svitolina #7 7-6(1) 4-6 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #88 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Ekaterina Makarova #49 6-2 6-0 Alizé Cornet #33 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Lesia Tsurenko #44 2-6 6-4 6-4 Garbiñe Muguruza #9 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Kristina Mladenovic #57 6-3 6-0 Viktoria Hruncakova #56 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Petra Kvitova #6 6-3 2-6 6-3 Serena Williams #27 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Amanda Anisimova #173 6-4 6-3 Petra Martic #51 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Elise Mertens #14 3-6 6-2 7-6(1) Rebecca Peterson #72 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Aryna Sabalenka #34 2-6 6-3 7-5 Karolina Pliskova #8 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Anett Kontaveit #30 6-1 6-3 Maria Sakkari #31 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Ashleigh Barty #16 7-5 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #46 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2018* R32 Angelique Kerber #4 4-6 7-5 6-4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #28 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Karolina Pliskova #8 6-3 6-3 Agnieszka Radwanska #38 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Serena Williams #27 6-1 6-2 Daria Saville #23 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Kristina Mladenovic #57 6-4 3-2 (ret.) Julia Goerges #10 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Amanda Anisimova #173 6-3 6-4 Timea Babos #41 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #28 6-1 6-0 Aleksandra Krunic #47 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Lesia Tsurenko #44 6-0 6-2 Danielle Collins #35 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Alizé Cornet #33 1-6 7-5 6-0 Jelena Ostapenko #11 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Ekaterina Makarova #49 6-3 6-2 Ana Bogdan #78 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Elise Mertens #14 6-4 6-2 Magdalena Rybarikova #29 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Anett Kontaveit #30 6-3 6-0 Barbora Strycova #22 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Kiki Bertens #17 6-2 6-0 Coco Vandeweghe #24 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Ashleigh Barty #16 6-3 7-5 Marketa Vondrousova #102 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Camila Giorgi #40 6-2 6-3 Anastasija Sevastova #18 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Aryna Sabalenka #34 4-6 6-3 6-4 Johanna Konta #39 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Ajla Tomljanovic #58 4-6 6-3 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #55 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Kaia Kanepi #46 2-6 6-3 6-1 Varvara Lepchenko #120 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Tatjana Maria #85 5-7 6-3 6-3 Allie Kiick #175 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Rebecca Peterson #72 2-6 6-4 6-1 Katerina Siniakova #54 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Victoria Azarenka #87 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 Carla Suárez Navarro #25 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Maria Sakkari #31 6-3 7-6(8) Naomi Osaka #19 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Viktoria Hruncakova #56 6-0 4-6 6-1 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #36 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Madison Keys #13 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #378 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Svetlana Kuznetsova #88 6-4 2-6 7-6(5) Stefanie Voegele #77 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2018* R64 Petra Martic #51 4-6 6-4 6-3 Daria Kasatkina #12 H2H Match data
Q2 Q (12)
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Alizé Cornet #34 6-1 6-3 Sofia Kenin #68 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Ajla Tomljanovic #60 6-3 6-2 Sorana Cirstea #54 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Tatjana Maria #81 6-3 6-2 Jennifer Brady #67 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Petra Martic #51 6-2 6-1 Bernarda Pera #96 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Allie Kiick #174 7-5 6-1 Natalia Vikhlyantseva #107 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Aliaksandra Sasnovich #36 7-6(5) 6-2 Vera Lapko #66 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Viktoria Hruncakova #57 3-6 6-3 7-5 Camila Giorgi #40 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Stefanie Voegele #76 6-4 6-1 Jamie Loeb #166 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Ana Bogdan #82 6-3 6-2 Donna Vekic #37 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Kaia Kanepi #48 6-3 6-3 Zarina Diyas #63 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Rebecca Peterson #72 6-4 6-1 Yulia Putintseva #50 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2018 Q2 Q Varvara Lepchenko #105 6-3 2-6 6-2 Christina Mchale #98 H2H Match data
Q1 Q (23)
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Sofia Kenin #68 6-3 6-3 Francesca Di Lorenzo #194 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Sorana Cirstea #54 2-6 6-2 6-3 Vania King #908 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Petra Martic #51 7-5 6-2 Lauren Davis #201 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Ajla Tomljanovic #60 6-4 6-3 Kurumi Nara #100 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Alizé Cornet #34 6-2 6-1 Nicole Gibbs #117 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Bernarda Pera #96 6-4 3-6 6-3 Magda Linette #61 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Tatjana Maria #81 7-5 6-3 Su-Wei Hsieh #42 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Natalia Vikhlyantseva #107 6-3 6-3 Kirsten Flipkens #47 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Aliaksandra Sasnovich #36 2-6 7-5 6-2 Alison Riske-Amritraj #77 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Allie Kiick #174 7-6(4) 6-1 Samantha Stosur #65 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Viktoria Hruncakova #57 6-4 6-4 Caroline Dolehide #124 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Stefanie Voegele #76 6-2 6-0 Monica Puig #70 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Camila Giorgi #40 6-3 6-4 Lara Arruabarrena #78 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Vera Lapko #66 6-3 7-5 Anna Blinkova #102 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Jamie Loeb #166 1-6 6-2 3-0 (ret.) Alison Van Uytvanck #41 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Ana Bogdan #82 6-2 7-6(8) Monica Niculescu #69 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Kaia Kanepi #48 4-6 6-4 6-3 Sabine Lisicki #230 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Rebecca Peterson #72 6-4 6-2 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #83 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Donna Vekic #37 6-3 6-3 Andrea Petkovic #90 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Zarina Diyas #63 7-5 6-3 Evgeniya Rodina #79 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Christina Mchale #98 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 Belinda Bencic #44 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Yulia Putintseva #50 7-5 3-6 6-0 Johanna Larsson #85 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2018 Q1 Q Varvara Lepchenko #105 4-6 6-3 6-4 Sachia Vickery #73 H2H Match data

Most Titles

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Barbara Potter 2
Serena Williams 2
Victoria Azarenka 2
Anna Chakvetadze 1
Aryna Sabalenka 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Cincinnati held?
Cincinnati is held in Cincinnati, United States.
Who won the most recent Cincinnati?
The 2025 Cincinnati was won by Iga Swiatek 7-5 6-4.
Who has won the most Cincinnati titles?
Barbara Potter has won 2 Cincinnati titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Cincinnati played?
The first edition of Cincinnati was held in 1968.
What surface is Cincinnati played on?
Cincinnati is played on hard courts.